The Golden County Magistrate

Qian Wu understood and took out a wooden box from his bag.

Wei Han asked curiously, "What is this?"

The wooden box was about five inches square. After opening it, it contained hundreds of soybean-sized wooden blocks, some of which were round and some were square, and the number was roughly evenly divided.

Chen Yan poured the wooden blocks on the table, turned the bottom of the wooden box over, and placed it on the table.

Wei Han then realized that there were more than ten vertical lines on the bottom of the box.

"Miss Wei, since we have nothing to do, how about we play a game of chess?" Chen Yan said as he divided the chess pieces, "You want round chess pieces, and I want square ones."

"What kind of chess is this? Why have I never seen it before?" Wei Han picked up one in surprise.

"This is a little thing from my hometown, called Gobang." Chen Yan separated the chess pieces from both sides and briefly explained the rules, "You play first."

Although Wei Han never played these games, she had nothing to do anyway, and the rules were simple, so she played with him.

After the old man with a long beard went upstairs, he went straight to the table behind Chen Yan and ordered dishes. When he heard the noise here, he turned his head and looked over.

Chen Yan pretended not to know and played slowly with Wei Han.

At first, Wei Han was quite unfamiliar, but after playing a few more moves, he gradually became proficient.

"Wow! I have five in a row!" Wei Han cheered suddenly.

She was a little proud that she could beat Chen Yan in the first time she played this.

"Come again." Chen Yan said casually.

"Look, I will kill you without leaving a single piece of armor!" Wei Han became interested and said with eagerness.

The old man with long beard couldn't help but stand up, walked to their table, and watched the two people playing chess.

After three games, Wei Han said angrily: "How is it possible! I obviously beat you in the first game, why can't I win any of the following games?"

The old man with long beard beside him also showed surprise.

Not only can't win, this girl is simply vulnerable in front of this young man, and these three games basically ended within seven moves!

The strength of the two is not at the same level at all.

"The first game is a guide game, so I will naturally let you go. If I don't let you go, how can you still win?" Chen Yan said with a smile, "But you don't have to be discouraged. Not to mention you, the person who can beat me in this world has not yet been born."

"Young man, you are a little too arrogant. How about letting me play with you in the next game?" The old man with long beard stroked his long beard and suddenly spoke.

"Who are you?" Chen Yan seemed to have just noticed him and turned to look at him.

"My surname is Cao, my given name is Yu, and I have some experience in chess. However, I have never seen a chess like yours. I want to give it a try. Is it okay?" The old man with a long beard looked at him eagerly.

Chen Yan's heart lit up.

This old man really took the bait!

Cao Yu, the Minister of Heaven, a senior official of the first rank, was the official sent by the court to review He Dun's qualifications for succession!

Cao Yu did everything he could to get rid of He Dun, which made Chen Yan suspicious and determined to find out the truth from this man.

This person had no grudges against He Dun, so he should not have made things difficult for the latter. On the contrary, since he did so, there must be a reason!

Originally, Cao Yu had completed the task and was ready to return to Beijing today.

But he got on the carriage in the morning and set off. Less than fifty miles out of the city, he encountered trouble.

On the road from Wuyin to the capital, there is a canyon with a width of more than ten feet in the middle. When he came, there was no obstruction, but today there were hundreds of large rocks blocking the way.

After asking people nearby, Cao Yu learned that it was the large rocks on the cliff that rolled down.

As for the reason, it was probably caused by an earthquake.

Moreover, it would take at least a day to clear the pile of large rocks. Cao Yu had no choice but to return to Wuyin City temporarily.

If he went around from somewhere else, it would take longer, so it would be better to stay in Wuyin for one more day.

Of course, he didn't know that there was no earthquake. The rocks in the canyon were caused by Chen Yan sending people to push down the huge rocks on the mountain.

The purpose was naturally to delay the trip of the Minister.

During the days that Cao Yu was in Wuyin City, he would go to Guyang Tower for lunch in casual clothes every day. Chen Yan heard about this and came here to take the next step.

This old man was not greedy for money or lust, and there was no rumor of bribery or soliciting bribes. He only loved to grow flowers and walk birds, and his favorite thing was playing chess.

In response to this, Chen Yan sent someone to delay his journey last night and found a carpenter to make a Go game.

The chess entertainment culture in the Great Zhou was not well developed, and there were only a few types of chess. The most famous one was called Jiuqi. Cao Yu was addicted to chess and would find someone to play chess with him every day.

Chen Yan was sure that if he saw a chess game he had never seen before, he would be interested, so he deliberately played chess with Wei Han.

Sure enough, everything was as he expected, and the old man took the bait!

"Okay, Qian Wu, help the old man move a chair over." Chen Yan seemed indifferent.The so-called authentic.

"Sorry to bother you so much!" Cao Yu was overjoyed.

Qian Wu helped to move the chair over, and Cao Yu couldn't wait any longer, so he took the round piece and placed it on the chessboard and started playing.

Chen Yan was secretly happy to see that he was so interested.

The more this old man was fascinated, the more beneficial it would be to his plan!

Not long after, the waiter brought the food one by one, but was surprised to see that the table was occupied.

"Sir, this..." The waiter was holding a large wooden tray, not knowing where to put it.

"It seems that the old man can't finish playing for a while, Qian Wu, move his table over." Chen Yan said leisurely.

"Yes!"

Qian Wu immediately got up to move the table.

The waiter looked at Cao Yu with a little surprise, only to see that the latter's face was flushed, and he was holding a chess piece and thinking hard, completely ignoring them as if in a trance.

On the other hand, Chen Yan looked relaxed, playing with the chess pieces in his hand.

After Qian Wu brought the table and placed it side by side with the original table, the waiter retracted his gaze, put down the food, and set the bowls and chopsticks for them one by one.

"Sir, the food is ready, please enjoy." The waiter nodded and bowed.

"Thank you." Chen Yan casually threw a piece of silver to him, and the waiter thanked him profusely.

"Let's eat." Chen Yan moved the chair to the side of the table.

"Ah? What about this old gentleman?" Wei Han said in surprise.

"Let him think about it. He probably can't eat this meal." Chen Yan picked up the chopsticks with a smile, "Come, try the signature dish of Guyang Tower, 'Old Friend Cooking Taro', the taste is okay. It's not as good as the food in our Qingshan County, but it's still good."

Wei Han's stomach had been rumbling for a long time, so there was no hesitation, and he also moved the chair over.

Cao Yu was the only one left, still thinking hard at the table.

Chen Yan showed no mercy as soon as he started, and directly gave him a cold star opening.

Cao Yu thought that the chess theory was universal, his chess skills were extraordinary, and he should be able to get started easily after watching a game.

He didn't expect that when he played the fourth piece, he was shocked to find that there was a murderous intention between these pieces!